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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:AlliedLosses
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1 light carrier
2 destroyers
2 escort carriers
3 destroyer escorts
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Jisaburō_Ozawa
gptkb:Kiyohide_Shima
gptkb:Shoji_Nishimura
gptkb:Takeo_Kurita
gptkb:Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
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gptkbp:date
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October 23–26, 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Mindoro
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf
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gptkbp:involves
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submarines
surface ships
naval aviation
amphibious forces
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gptkbp:JapaneseLosses
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10 cruisers
11 destroyers
3 battleships
4 aircraft carriers
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Leyte_Gulf,_Philippines
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first organized use of kamikaze attacks
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gptkbp:notableShip
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gptkb:USS_St._Lo
gptkb:Yamato
gptkb:Zuikaku
gptkb:Musashi
gptkb:USS_Dennis
gptkb:USS_Fanshaw_Bay
gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay
gptkb:USS_Heermann
gptkb:USS_Hoel
gptkb:USS_John_C._Butler
gptkb:USS_Johnston
gptkb:USS_Kalinin_Bay
gptkb:USS_Raymond
gptkb:USS_White_Plains
USS Samuel B. Roberts
IJN Chikuma
IJN Chōkai
IJN Fuso
IJN Maya
IJN Mogami
IJN Shōkaku
IJN Suzuya
IJN Yamashiro
USS Kitkun Bay
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gptkbp:objective
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cut off Japan from its colonies in Southeast Asia
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:purpose
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to support the Allied invasion of Leyte
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
gptkb:Battle_off_Cape_Engaño
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sibuyan_Sea
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Philippines_Campaign_(1944–1945)
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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largest naval battle in history
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gptkbp:theatreWork
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_William_F._Halsey_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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